1And as He stood by the lake of Gennesaret, the people crowded around Him to hear the word of God, 2And He saw two boats at the water’s edge, but the fishermen had left them, and were washing their nets. 3And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked Simon to put out a little from the land. Then He sat down, and taught the people from out of the boat. 4And when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught (catch).” 5And Simon, answered Him, “Master, we have toiled (fished) all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at Your word, I will let the nets down again.” 6And when they had this done so, they enclosed a great number of fish; and their nets began to break. 7And they motioned to their partners, who were in the other boat, to come and help them. And they came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. 8When Simon Peter saw all this, he fell at Jesus knees, and said, “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9For he and all that were with him were astonished, at the size of the draught of the fish which they had taken. 10And so were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Fear not; from here on, you shall catch (fish for) men.” 11And when they had pulled their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed Him.

12And when He was in a certain town, a man covered with leprosy came along, when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13And Jesus reached out His hand, and touched him, saying, “I will. Be clean.” And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14And He told him, “Tell no man; but go, and show yourself to the priest, and offer the sacrifices for your cleansing in accordance with what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 15But His notoriety spread; and great crowds gathered to hear, and to be healed by Him of their diseases. 16And He often withdrew into the wilderness, to be alone and pray.

17And one day, as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby; and people had come out of every town of Galilee, Judaea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal them. 18And, some men brought a man who was paralyzed with palsy on a bed; and they looked for a way to bring him into the house, to lay him before Jesus. 19And when they could not find a way in because the house was so crowded, they went up on the roof, and lowered him down through the roof tiling on his couch, into the throng in front of Jesus. 20And when Jesus saw their faith, He said to him (the paralytic), “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.” 21And the scribes and the Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this Who speaks blasphemies? God alone can forgive sins!” 22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He said to them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? 23Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you.’, or to say, ‘Rise up and walk.’? 24But so that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins”, He said to the sick of the palsy, “I say to you, ‘Arise, and take up your couch, and go to your home.’” 25And he immediately stood up in front of them all, picked up the mat he had been lying on, and departed for home, glorifying God. 26And they were all amazed, and gave glory to God, and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen strange (remarkable) things today.”

27And after this, Jesus went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at his tax office; and He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28And Levi left everything, and followed Him. 29And Levi held a great feast for Him in his own house; and a large crowd of tax collectors and others sat down to eat with them. 30But the scribes and Pharisees complained to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31And Jesus answered them, “Those that are well do not need a physician; but only those that are sick. 32I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

33And they asked Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, as do the disciples of the Pharisees; but Yours go on eating and drinking?” 34And Jesus answered, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the Bridegroom? 35But the days will come, when the Bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then in those days, they shall fast.” 36And then He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one; because, if they do, then the new patch will shrink and tear the old, because the piece that was taken out of the new garment is not compatible with the old. 37And no man puts new wine into old wineskins; because the new wine will burst the wineskins, and be spilled and lost, as well as ruining the wineskins. 38But new wine must be put into new wineskins; and both are preserved. 39No man, having drunk old wine, says he wants some new wine; for he says, ‘The old is better.’”